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> Hotline:            Voice of the Naturalist
> Date:               10/19/04
> Coverage:           MD/DC/VA/DE
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> This is the Voice of the Naturalist, a service of the Audubon 
> Naturalist Society. This tape was made Tuesday, Oct 19, at 3 p.m.
> 
> Top birds this week are *KELP GULL in MD, FRANKLIN'S GULL in 
> DE, and SWAINSON'S HAWK, SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD, LARK 
> SPARROW, and YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD in VA. 
> 
> Other birds of interest include WHITE and GLOSSY IBIS, SNOW 
> GOOSE, EURASIAN WIGEON, WILD TURKEY, KING and VIRGINIA RAILS, 
> AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, HUDSONIAN and MARBLED GODWITS, 
> WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPER, LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, RED-HEADED 
> WOODPECKER, WESTERN KINGBIRD, LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE, BLUE-HEADED 
> VIREO, SEDGE and MARSH WRENS, AMERICAN PIPIT, ORANGE-CROWNED 
> WARBLER, CLAY-COLORED, VESPER, GRASSHOPPER, HENSLOW'S,  
> NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED, LINCOLN'S, and FOX SPARROWS, 
> DICKCISSEL, BOBOLINK, and PURPLE FINCH.
> 
> A SWAINSON'S HAWK flew low over Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, 
> VA, at sunrise on Oct 17.
> 
> Maryland's *KELP GULL was seen at its usual haunt behind the 
> Sea Breeze Crab House, Sandgates, St. Mary's Co, Oct 12.
> 
> Two FRANKLIN'S GULLS were found at the Cherry Island Landfill 
> near Wilmington, DE, Oct 16--along with at least 27 LESSER 
> BLACK-BACKED GULLS. (Prior permission is required to bird the 
> landfill, which is closed on Sundays.)
> 
> An adult male SELASPHORUS HUMMINGBIRD is visiting a feeder in 
> the Roanoke, VA, area. (For details, consult the VA-Bird list 
> serve.) Though distant, this bird--and a Calliope Hummer in 
> Cape May, NJ--show the importance of keeping hummingbird 
> feeders filled during the fall.
> 
> An adult LARK SPARROW was found Oct 17 in Virginia Beach, at 
> the Airport Industrial Park (at the bend where Bayside Road 
> runs into Lake Whitehurst). It was looked for but not found 
> on Oct 18. 
> 
> A YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD was discovered in Henrico Co, east 
> of Richmond, Oct 16; it was near Curles Neck Farm, on the 
> east side of Turkey Island Rd just south of Rte 5. This bird 
> was seen again later on Oct 16, but could not be relocated Oct 17.
>  
> A WHITE IBIS flew over Little Island City Park in Virginia 
> Beach on Oct 15. A GLOSSY IBIS was present at Lake Roland, 
> Howard Co, MD, on Oct 12.
> 
> A vee of some 40 SNOW GEESE flew high over a home in 
> Randallstown, Baltimore Co, on Oct 12.
> 
> The EURASIAN WIGEON continued at Hart-Miller Island, 
> Baltimore Co, as of Oct 16.
> 
> A good-sized flock of WILD TURKEY was working along the 
> roadside south of Lower Thompson WMA, Fauquier Co, VA, on Oct 16.
> 
> A KING RAIL was found at Occoquan NWR, Prince William Co, VA, 
> Oct 14. A VIRGINIA RAIL was present at Lilypons Water 
> Gardens, Frederick Co, MD, Oct 18. 
> 
> A group of 49 AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVERS was found Oct 13 at the 
> Mason-Dixon Farm pond, near Emmitsburg, Frederick Co, as was 
> a flock of 60-70 AMERICAN PIPITS.
> 
> On Oct 15, Bombay Hook NWR, DE, held 1 MARBLED and 1 or 2 
> HUDSONIAN GODWITS, as well as 3 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
> 
> RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS were seen Oct 16 at Banshee Reeks 
> Nature Preserve, Loudoun Co, VA, and Oct 17 at Blue Mash 
> Nature Trail, Montgomery Co, MD.  
> 
> A WESTERN KINGBIRD was again present near the entrance to 
> Kiptopeke SP, Northampton Co, on Oct 18. It was flycatching 
> from a telephone wire just north of the intersection of 
> Arlington Rd (Rte 645) and Townsend Dr (Rte 646).
> 
> A LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE was seen Oct 16 at Sky Meadows SP, 
> Fauquier Co, along the Bridle Trail. Also in the area were a 
> HENSLOW'S SPARROW and several flocks of LINCOLN'S SPARROW.
> 
> Again this week, BLUE-HEADED VIREOS were widely seen.
> 
> A SEDGE WREN, and a CLAY-COLORED SPARROW, were found Oct 18, 
> feeding near the photo blind at the Eastern Shore of VA NWR, 
> Northampton Co.
> 
> A MARSH WREN popped up at Blue Mash Oct 13, and on Oct 18, a 
> MARSH WREN was flying back and forth across the Bird Stream 
> at Fort C. F. Smith Park, Arlington, VA. 
> 
> On Oct 17, an ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was working in willow 
> trees in the marsh seen from the duck blind at Julie Metz 
> Wetlands near Woodbridge, Prince William Co. On Oct 18, an 
> ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER was picked up at Lilypons, along a 
> berm near the Monocacy.  
> 
> Sparrow season is upon us. In addition to the Clay-colored, 
> Lark, Henslow's, and Lincoln's Sparrows reported above, a 
> VESPER SPARROW was observed in a yard in Zion Crossroads, 
> Louisa Co, VA, Oct 14; a GRASSHOPPER SPARROW was seen at Blue 
> Mash Oct 16; a NELSON'S SHARP-TAILED SPARROW was found in 
> Howard Co Oct 17; a FOX SPARROW was spotted Oct 14 at Lake 
> Needwood, Montgomery Co, between the upper lake and the golf 
> course. LINCOLN'S SPARROWS appeared at many locations, as did 
> WHITE-CROWNED SPARROWS. 
> 
> A DICKCISSEL was reported Oct 15 at Blandy Experimental Farm, 
> Clarke Co, VA.  
> 
> A RUSTY BLACKBIRD was found Oct 17 at Sunrise Park in Reston, 
> Fairfax Co, VA; it was working along a log in the pond.
> 
> PURPLE FINCHES were seen at several MD locations, including 
> Washington Co, Charles Co, and Blue Mash in Montgomery Co.  
> 
> Some of this week's reports have been gleaned from the MDOSPREY, 
> VA-Bird, and Delaware Birds list servers.
> 
> Claudia Wilds's book, Finding Birds in the National Capital 
> Area, is an excellent source of directions to many birding 
> sites. And the ANS Bookstore is an excellent source for this 
> and many other nature-related titles: 301-652-3606.
> 
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> Thank you for calling, and GOOD BIRDING. 
> 
> * Of interest to the MD/DC Records Committee. For more 
> information, visit www.MDBirds.org/mddcrc/rcindex.html.
>